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Recent Examples of riverfront
East Hartford got a boost when the state committed $6 million toward converting the 111 Founders Plaza office tower into apartments, the centerpiece of the ambitious Port Eastside proposal to make the town’s riverfront a popular entertainment and residential hub.
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The Longs have also spent $52 million on their Riverside practice facility and surrounding development, with plans for an eventual $1 billion mixed-use real estate development along the riverfront in Kansas City near CPKC Stadium.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced a popular midtown business is expanding to fill the old riverfront Rio City Cafe site, which suddenly closed in 2024 in a dispute with the city.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Cleanup of the boats and the entire 37-acre riverfront property from this latest storm, including parking lots, began in earnest on Tuesday.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The Longs have also spent $52 million on their Riverside practice facility and surrounding development, with plans for an eventual $1 billion mixed-use real estate development along the riverfront in Kansas City near CPKC Stadium.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty announced a popular midtown business is expanding to fill the old riverfront Rio City Cafe site, which suddenly closed in 2024 in a dispute with the city.
—Steve Large, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Cleanup of the boats and the entire 37-acre riverfront property from this latest storm, including parking lots, began in earnest on Tuesday.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riverfront
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Where to Stay Page County is known officially as Virginia’s Cabin Capital, housing a wide array of farm stays, mountainside retreats, and riverside cottages.—
Erica Silverstein,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trails vary from gentle riverside paths to steep, rocky climbs with expansive views over the blooming valley.—
Alexandra Gillespie,
Outside,
6 Mar. 2026
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The property appears in the FX series Love Story, though filming took place at a waterfront house in Bellport, Long Island, where the production designers reportedly modified the property with period furnishings, a flagpole, and a white pebble driveway to evoke the Kennedy aesthetic.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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Police recovered the body at Port Olimpic, a marina just steps from the waterfront nightclub where Gracey was last seen.—
Jasmine Baehr , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Officers arrived and confirmed the discovery of a deceased person along the riverbank.—
Nick El Hajj,
Des Moines Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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Today, campers can stay in tents, RVs or cabins right along the north riverbank and visit the on-site Oregon Trail History and Education Center.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Mar. 2026
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An oceanfront with a plunge pool would be my splurge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The other Chapter 11 filing was made in November 2025 by the Castillo Grand Hotel Condominium Residences Association, which governs the condo-hotel units at the Ritz-Carlton Fort Lauderdale oceanfront resort.—
Awilda Esteras,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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The shorefront is lined with some 400 buildings, including high-rise hotels and villas that can accommodate around 20,000 guests, according to North Korean state media.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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The private wooded parcel sits on 15.7 acres with 785 feet of shorefront on Pretty Marsh Harbor.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Riverfront.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riverfront. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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